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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2020

Resource assessment in trials undertaken in residential care homes: Experiences from the Australian MIDDEL cluster randomised controlled trial research team.

Felicity A Baker, Phoebe A Stretton-Smith, Tanara Vieira Sousa, Imogen Clark, Alice Cotton, Christian Gold, Young-Eun C Lee

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Article in Contemporary clinical trials communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03496675 (Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03496675 nacompletednot on this map

Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care: International Cluster-randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorNORCE Norwegian Research Centre ASRan2018 to 2023Enrolled1,021ConditionsDementia, DepressionArmsGroup Music Therapy, Recreational Choir Singing, Standard care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Music-based therapeutic interventions for people with dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Felicity A BakerCreative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Phoebe A Stretton-SmithCreative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Tanara Vieira SousaCreative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Imogen ClarkCreative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Alice CottonCreative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Christian GoldNORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS, Bergen, Norway.
Young-Eun C LeeCreative Arts and Music Therapy Research Unit, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
The University of Melbourne · AUNORCE Research AS · NO

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/T046740/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe resources involved in delivering a clinical trial in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) are significant and the success of a trial is dependent upon adequate planning, including appropriate timelines for each component of the study and the required budget. This paper describes process and resource assessment during recruitment, collection of outcome measures and intervention delivery, and presents learnings and considerations for conducting trials in RACFs with people living with dementia.

methodsData were collected across 24 clusters in 12 RACFs over 18 months during a cluster randomised controlled trial which was testing the effectiveness of music interventions in people living with dementia. Data were collected on resources required for recruitment and assessment of baseline data, as well as reasons for participant non-attendance at the interventions.

resultsTime between contacting next of kin and receiving formal consent often exceeded 45 days. The ratio of time between direct and indirect research activity was approximately 1:2. Participant intervention adherence is at risk from unplanned RACF lockdowns and reasons for non-attendance include those both related directly to the participant and to staff resources, scheduling or other practical considerations.

conclusionsResearch planning should focus on building relationships with RACF staff and resident families, factor in adequate time for recruitment in the study timeline and consider budgeting for backfill of RACF staff during data collection phases to expedite the process and ensure adherence to study protocol timelines. TRIAL REGISTRATION AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY ANZCTR12618000156280 1/02/2018 HTTP//ANZCTRORGAU/TRIAL/REGISTRATION/TRIALREVIEWASPX?ACTRN=12618000156280: A.

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DementiaIntervention adherenceMusic therapyNursing homesProject managementRecruitmentResidential aged careResource assessment

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PMCPMC7711137
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